Smokeless Coal Exposition Closes After Three-Day Run
Final event of the Smokeless Coal Industrial Exposition draws audiences to the Memorial building for Amateur Night and a three day program of mining exhibits football games and scientific demonstrations. Sponsor New River and Winding Gulf Electrical and Mechanical Institute predicts a larger show next year with more exhibitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memorial Building
Air Reduction Sales Corporation
New York City
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
G. and
J.C. Perrine
L. F. Morehouse
A. T
London
England
Perrine
Italians Leave Geneva Confab
Italy entertained shock by the League of Nations move as the Italian delegation heads home or prepares to depart Geneva. Baron Pompeo Aloisi and Guido Rocco accompanied the party. return timing remained unclear. The assembly adjourned subject to immediate call while the council met to draft recommendations and review the Italo-Ethiopian conflict.
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Associated Press Iieva
Italy
League of Nations
Geneva
Rome
Baron Pompeo Aloisi
Guido Rocco
Foreign Office
da Aloisi
Council of the League
Glenlyn Man Dies In Automobile Accident
W R Patterson an Appalachian Electric Power Company employee from Glen Lyn Virginia died in a car collision two miles past the Shady Spring Hinton intersection around 2 AM. The Studebaker burst into flames trapping Patterson. Three other men in the two vehicles were taken to Beckley hospitals for serious injuries. Mrs Patterson and the other driver Nebbbie Lane were also hospitalized. Neighborhood residents alerted police and an ambulance transported the injured to Raleigh General hospital.
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W. R. Patterson
Applachian Electric Power Company
Glen Lyn
Virginia
Shady Spring-Hinton Road
Raleigh General Hospital
Beckley Hospitals
Patterson
Edward Page
Pattersons
Studebaker
Seldon Shrewsbury
Junior Cooper
Willie Meadows
Rose Funeral Home
Three Firms Win Honors In Coal Show Exposition
Three exhibitors at the Smoke-Jess Coal Industrial Exposition received first honors: Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone of West Virginia Jeffrey Manufacturing of Columbus Ohio and Air Reduction Sales Corporation. Honorable mentions went to several firms including Charleston Electric and Supply Banks Miller Supply Streeter Amet Beckley Machine and Electric Linde Air Products Timken Roller Bearing and A R Long Mine Car.
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Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
West Virginia
Jeffrey Manufacturing Company
Columbus
Ohio
Air Reduction Sales Corporation
Armory Building
Stanley Higgins
Mt. Hope
R. H., Morris
Ansted
P. B. Earwood
W. A. James
Beckley
Telephone Company
Charleston Electric and Supply Company
Banks Miller Supply Company
Streeter Amet Company
Beckley Machine and Electric Company
Linde Air Products
Timken Roller Bearing Company
A. R. Long Mine Car Company
United States Bureau of Mines
West Virginia University School of Mines
Dice Succumbs To Heart Attack In Lewisburg
John C. Dice, 63, assistant to the vice president of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad, died of heart disease at his home in Huntington after returning from a trip to Franklin. A former member of the West Virginia House of Delegates, he had long served C&O interests in Huntington and Lewisburg, and was a past potentate of Bani Kedem Temple.
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Associated Press
Lewisburg
W. Va
John C. Dice
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad
Dice
West Virginia House of Delegates
Charles Dice
Hamilton
Loudon County
John ©. Dice
Pendleton County
Sarah Rozette
Maryland
Randolph Macon Academy
House of Delegates
Greenbrier County
Bani Kedem Temple of the Shrine
Captain Arnett Joins Mingo County CCC Camp
Captain Harold I. Arnett from Fairmont is assigned to Camp S-71 at Missouri Branch in Mingo County by Col. W. H. Waldron. Lt. Edwin F. Patterson from Mount Sterling Ky will report to Camp P-71 near Crum. Rev John Keavin of Niagara Falls suffered a heart attack and died after delivering a death sermon.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
W. H. Waldron
CCC
Harold I. Arnett
Fairmont
Missouri Branch
Mingo County
S. W. Carpenter
Parsons
Tucker County
Elkwater
Randolph County
Edwin F. Patterson
Mount Sterling
Crum
John Keavin
Niagara Falls
Berry Elected President By Younger Democrats In Bluefield Session
In Bluefield West Virginia on September 28 Frank Berry 28 year old deputy state fire marshal of Clarksburg was elected president of the Young Democrats succeeding H L Jack Snyder Jr of Charleston. A. J. Lubliner of Bluefield nominated Berry and led Holt campaign in Mercer county. The convention adopted resolutions endorsing progressive policies and urging fair wealth distribution and social security.
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Associated Press
Bluefield
W. Va
Frank Berry
A. J. Lubliner
Rush JD. Holt
Lubliner
Holt
Mercer County
Berry
Clarksburg
H. L
Jack” Snyder, Jr
Charleston
M. M. Neely
Fubliner
F.F. McIntosh, Jr
Spencer
Ward
Virginia Ward
Beckley
Frances Evans
Logan
Margaret Nicely
Hinton
J. Pat Beacom
Huntington
Ernest H. Gilbert, Jr
Morgantown
McIntosh
Evans
Mary Burnside
Madison
West Virginia
Young Democrat Clubs of America
Cecil Kessler Charged With Breakin and Entering
Cecil Kessler, about 30, was arrested yesterday afternoon by Tom Harmon, Stanaford conservator of the peace, jailed on a breaking and entering charge for a Wright magazine burglary on July 13. Officer Harmon said Kessler confessed. Dynmite caps worth 31.25 and explosives were taken from the magazine, Mason Coal Company property, after a door was forced. He admitted taking the explosives and selling them to miners at Stanaford and Lanark.
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Cecil Kessler
Stanaford
Tom Harmon
Wright
Harmon
Kessler
Mason Coal Company
Lanark
Slab Fork Man Taken By Death at 62
George Rinehart 62 died in a local hospital after suffering a malignancy treated for twelve weeks. Employed eight years in the company store at Slab Fork. Funeral services set for Montgomery at 2 p.m. with Hooper and Undertakers in charge. Survived by widow, four sons Clarence Corinne Clyde Slab Fork Wilbur Montgomery, daughter Mrs Robert Miller, seven grandchildren, mother in Pomeroy Ohio, sister Mrs A A Massar, Mt Hope brother Jacob Rinehart.
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George Rinehart
Slab Fork
Tast
Montgomery
Hooper Andértikers
Clarence Rinehart
Corinne
Clyde Rinehart
Gauley Bridge
Wilbur
Robert Miller
Pomeroy, Ohio
Mrs
A. A. Massar
Jacob Rinehart
Mt. Hope
Four Arrested In Store Theft In Fayette County
A two week investigation by A. E. Taylor and Fayette County officers led to four arrests at Page for a September 16 robbery at the Troquois store of the Koppers company. About $200 of the loot was found at C M Thornton alias Cornbread’s home. other suspects include Will Burger. The front door glass was broken to enter. a second nearby theft last Thursday involved Atlas blasting caps worth $295.
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A. E. Taylor
Helen Conservator of the Peace
Troquois
Koppers Company
Page
Fayette County
Montgomery
Taylor
Fayette
C. M. Thornton
Will Burger
Helen
Atlas
Institute Parents And Teachers Meet
E BD Armstrong, president of the Institute PTA, announced last night that members and patrons are invited to visit Institute School Monday night from 7 to 8 o clock to meet teachers. Teachers will be in their rooms during the hour to talk with parents.
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BD. Armstrong
Institute
Roosevelt Announces New Deal Agriculture Plan in Campaign
President Roosevelt touted a $5.3 billion rise in agricultural income since 1932 as he defended the AAA as a constitutional function of government. He spoke from a train platform before Northwest farmers, stressing cooperation among farmers, crop control, and the recovery driven by policy, drought relief, demand, and adjustment administration.
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Associated Press
Roosevelt
New Deal
Northwest
AAA
George W. Norris
Cochrane
Burke
Nebraska
Dan Stephens
Illinois
New York
Michigan
Pennsylvania
Mr. Roosevelt
Two Injured In County Automobile Crashes
Two persons sustained minor injuries in separate county wrecks yesterday. Frank Hazlett of Oak Hill was treated at Raleigh General hospital for lacerations and contusions from a Mount Hope Beckley road collision. Jack Mayo, 37, Negro, was treated at Beckley hospital after being struck by a car in Pemberton. New York plans a massive world’s fair to mark Washington’s 150th inauguration anniversary, slated for 1930 to 1940 with an estimated cost of 40 million dollars.
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Frank Hazlett
Oak Hill
Raleigh General Hospital
Mount Hope-Beckley Road
Jack Mayo
Beckley Hospital
Pemberton
New York
Washington
Sprague Team Wins State Safety Day Contest
Sprague operation of the New River company captained by C. J. Brown took first place in the seventh annual West Virginia State safety day contests at Woodrow Wilson field. The Eunice fuel mine team finished second with 1,493 points. Three Raleigh county teams dominated the top prizes in white and colored divisions. Eighteen teams competed before about 2,000 spectators.
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Sprague
New River Company
C. J. Brown
West Virginia
Woodrow Wilson Athletic Field
Eunice Fuel Mine
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Company
Power
W. Va
Windsor Power House Coal, Company
Price Hill Colliery Company
Raleigh County
Price Hill
Eunice
Mt. Hope
West Virginia Third In State Police Meet
In Wilmington Delaware on Sept 28 the New Jersey state police won the all state revolver match with 1475 of 1500. Pennsylvania patrol placed second 1473 and West Virginia third 1472. Delaware fourth 1436 Maryland fifth 1422. William Beckett of Ripley West Virginia topped individuals with 209 of 300.
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Associated Press
Wilmington
Del
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Delaware
Maryland
William Beckett
Ripley
W. Va
Cranberry Series Ends With Final Talk by Rev William Schone
Rev William Schone wraps up a two week Cranberry series with a final life story talk tonight. Mo will also preach at Sprague church tonight.
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William Schone
Cranberry
Sprague Church
Convict Maness Convicted of Murder in Sun Case
John Henry Maness aged 29 was found guilty by a Tayette county circuit court jury of first degree murder for the May 26 death of Everett Turner 59 who was stabbed in the throat during a Sun brawl. The verdict followed a flight incident near Pine Grove Park on May 27 that killed Mrs. Mary Terry. The jury was out 40 minutes and moved to set aside the verdict.
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John Henry Maness
Tayette County
Everett Turner
Raleigh County
Maness
Pine Grove Park
Mary Terry
Fayetteville
Turner
C. E. Mahan
J.K. Edmundson
Weather Outlook For Sunday And Monday
Generally fair weather expected Sunday and Monday with light rain possible in the lower Lake region and along the North Atlantic coast. Temperature changes expected to be minor with scattered rain in the northeast and northern Appalachians.
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Miami
Associated Press
Fla
Red Cross
Everglades
Atlantic
Florida
Weather Bureau
Cuba
Jamaica
Belle Glade
National Red Cross
Lake Okeechobee
Sebring
Lower Lake Region
North Atlantic
Northern
Appalachian
South Atlantic Coast
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Aloisi
Glenlyn
Sims
Arthur P. Hudson
Edgar 8. Sims
Merchants Fire Insurance Company of
Indiana
Harlan Justice
State Insurance
Justice
Captain Arnett
Wright Magazine
Young Demo Head
Helen Conservator
Mid-West
Isle
Havana
Santa Clara
Navy
Cienfuegos
Naval
Treasury
Cabariga
Casilda
Naval Headquarters
Camaguey
Eunice Chesapeake and Ohio Mine
Frice Hill
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